How to Read a Film: The Art, Technology, Language, History and Theory of Film and Media

Humor & Entertainment

James Monaco

Movies

Oxford

Published by Oxford University Press and Secker & Warburg in 1979, this study of the modern master filmmaker was based on numerous interviews. The book includes previously unpublished photographs by Resnais himself and more than 100 frame enlargements from the films. This is a Collector's item: first edition, first printing, signed by the author. The author of How To Read a Film and The New Wave, here turns to the remarkable work of Alain Resnais, whose films include Last Year at Marienbad, Muriel, and Hiroshima, mon amour. Monaco examines how Resnais's relationships with novelists Alain Robbe-Grillet and Marguerite Duras influenced his fascination with narrative technique, and explains how different a picture of Resnais's work we would have if some of his unrealized projects--collaborations with Richard Seaver and Stan Lee--had come to fruition. Most important, Monaco brings us closer to Resnais himself through numerous interviews and wide-ranging discussions with the director.

Alain Resnais

Oxford University Press

<p>A collection for laypersons and experts alike, this authoritative work includes biographies of the stars, producers, directors, writers, technical information, and more</p>

The Encyclopedia of Film

Perigee Trade

Provides cast, credits, plot summaries, critical comments, and evaluations for nearly fifteen hundred of the best films of all time

The connoisseur's guide to the movies

Susan Schenker

Facts on File, Inc.

The Dictionary of New Media: The New Digital World of Video, Audio, and Print

<p>Your complete guide to the digital revolution now sweeping film and media into the new millenium, The Dictionary of New Media covers thousands of terms that you need to know. A comprehensive introductory essay provides an understandable guide to today's digital revolution. More than 2,400 entries cover the many new terms that have entered the language in the last few years, and also survey the basic technical, critical, and professional language of film, television, and print.</p>

Self-Help

Motivational

Harbor Electronic Publishing

The world's first in-depth guide to the exciting new medium of DVD-Video, listing more than 2,400 DVDs on the market, Doug Pratts book is likely to remain the best guide to films on DVD for a long time. Why? Because Doug is the most experienced journalist dealing with movies on disc. As the editor for seventeen years of The Laser Disc Newsletter-now The DVD-Laser Disc Newsletter-and the author of Laser Video Disc Companion, Doug has seen it all. The DVD-Video medium has exploded in the home entertainment market. It has had the quickest introduction of any consumer electronics product so far. Thousands of movies are now available on DVD-Video, and Doug Pratt has watched-and reviewed-nearly all of them. Doug's witty and engaging commentary lets you know right away whether a DVD is worth investing in. He knows the technology cold and he tells you straight out how well the publisher has transferred the movie to the new medium. He also provides useful insights on all aspects of the program content. If you've just bought a DVD-Video player, or if your new computer came equipped with a DVD drive, you must have Doug Pratts Guide to DVD-Video.

Doug Pratt's DVD-Video Guide

Arts & Photography

Douglas F. Pratt

Performing Arts

Harbor Electronic Pub

DVD-ROM. 4.6 GB. Mac/PC compatible. Imagine! — an entire film course — the history of film, the secrets of film technology, discussion of films, filmmakers, traditions, and genres — available all on one disc. That’s what you get with the multimedia edition of How To Read a Film. James Monaco’s book How To Read a Film has been a best-selling favorite since 1977, and has become a standard introduction to film for a generation of readers, viewers, filmmakers, and filmgoers. The DVD-ROM brings the book to life: you can read it, but it also talks to you, plays movie clips, shows you pictures and slide shows, guides you to other references, and lets you play filmmaker by making your own movie. The disc is fully loaded with:  Four complete books: the completely revised third edition of How To Read a Film, The Dictionary of New Media, Reading about Film, and Reading about New Media. More than 130 film clips — Hollywood classics, cult landmarks, rare finds, famous sequences — over four hours of film! Audio author’s notes to give a new dimension to the text — it’s like having the author by your side as you use the disc Audio interviews with Hollywood movers and shakers Animated interactive diagrams to make the technology understandable Film labs with a short movie shot especially for the disc — and users can choose their own shots, edit the movie, and mix the soundtrack Virtual Reality tours of Hollywood studios, to take you where the action is A library of more than 140 reference texts, diagrams, charts, and databases Completely indexed — find references to any subject, person, theme, or film instantly Linked to the ReadFilm.com website — a forum for discussion, help, and updates Guided tours and multiple linking — easy for beginners, challenging for advanced users And much, much more!  This is a truly innovative interactive experience, combining books, disc, and website with the most advanced technology available. We predict it will be the “book” of the future.

How To Read a Film: Book and DVD-ROM

David Lindroth

Nick Drjuchin

Photography & Video

Film verstehen

Rowohlt TB-V., Rnb.

How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond, fourth edition / 如何读解电影(插图第4版) - 后浪（Post Wave）出品

Democracy and Construction Publishing House

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